Unemployment

Missouri unemployment ties record low

Missouri’s unemployment rate tied a record low in October, edging down another tenth of a point to 3.1 percent.  In the history of the data set, the only other time the state’s unemployment dropped this low was from October 1999 to January 2000. The unemployment data series goes back to 1976. The jobless rate has […]

Terror Threat

Trenton woman arrested for making terrorist threats

The Trenton Police Department arrested a Trenton woman Wednesday after she allegedly made terrorist threats. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 50-year-old Kimberly Kay Jacobs has been charged with two counts felony second-degree terrorist threat as well as one count felony delivery or possession of a controlled substance at a county or private jail or […]

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Galt man injured in crash north of Trenton

The Highway Patrol reports a Galt man sustained minor injuries in a one-car accident a quarter of a mile north of Trenton overnight. Twenty-eight-year-old Terry Delauder traveled south on U. S. Highway 65 when the car he drove ran off the east side of the road and struck a tree. The vehicle came to rest […]

Traffic Accident

Carrollton man injured in crash on Route UU

The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton man sustained moderate injuries when the car he drove overturned in Carroll County Tuesday morning. Twenty-nine-year-old Levi Oneal traveled north on Route UU south of County Road 220 when the car ran off the right side of the road before overturning. A private vehicle transported him to the Carroll […]

Healthcare

Ambetter from Home State Health once again the only option for insurance in most Green Hills counties

The Missouri Division of Insurance reports there’s just one choice in the Green Hills counties for consumers who seek health insurance next year on the federal marketplace and accessible through the website healthcare.gov. Open enrollment for 2019 begins today and ends December 15th for Missourians who plan to purchase private health coverage. The time period […]

Fatal Accident

Chillicothe man dies after being run over by farm tractor

A Chillicothe resident was fatally injured when the 1958 model farm tractor he was operating went into a ditch and ran over him after he was thrown from the tractor. Forty-three-year-old Mark Burton of Chillicothe was pronounced dead late Saturday afternoon at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The highway patrol reports the accident happened approximately […]

Smithfield Food Website

Smithfield Foods announces investment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announces, through the nationwide expansion of Smithfield Renewables, innovative projects designed to help meet its goal to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2025, which it set in concert with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). This month marks the one-year anniversary of Smithfield Renewables. As part of the expansion of Smithfield […]

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Meadville teen hurt in rollover crash

A Meadville girl was injured in a rollover traffic accident near her hometown Thursday afternoon and another Meadville teen escaped injury in the 4:10 Thursday accident one mile to the west of Meadville. Sixteen-year-old Emily Gray received minor injuries and was taken by a private auto to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The driver of […]

Farm Service Agency FSA

FSA announces $86M to be paid to Missouri farms enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage

United States Department of Agriculture Missouri Farm Service Agency Executive Director Brent Hampy has announced that more than 86 million dollars will be paid to Missouri farms that enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage for 2017 market downturns. Missouri FSA will also distribute more than 102 million dollars in Conservation Reserve Program […]

Insurance Policy

Post-harvest is time for producers to review liability insurance coverage

Post-harvest is a good time for producers to review their liability insurance coverage, says University of Missouri economist Ray Massey. Recent issues with dicamba spray drift highlight the need for farmers to understand their third-party liability due to herbicide applications, Massey says. Massey recommends that farmers consult with an insurance or legal professional experienced in […]